Royal Geographical Society Island

Royal Geographical Society Island
Geography
Location	Northern Canada
Coordinates	69°06′N 100°15′W / 69.100°N 100.250°W / 69.100; -100.250 (Royal Geographical Society Island)Coordinates: 69°06′N 100°15′W / 69.100°N 100.250°W / 69.100; -100.250 (Royal Geographical Society Island)
Area	458 km² (177 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Ethnic groups	Inuit

Royal Geographical Society Island is an island in Victoria Strait, within the Queen Maud Gulf, in the north Canadian territory of Nunavut.

It has an area of 458 km² (177 sq mi).

Davidson Point is named after geographer George Davidson. The island was named by Capt. Roald Amundsen.^[1]

References

↑ Davenpor, Charles P. (1937). "Biographical memoir of George Davidson" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. nap.edu. Retrieved 2008-05-12.

Islands of the Kitikmeot Region

	Admiralty Beverly Bryde Clarence De la Roquette Dixon Finlayson Gateshead Gibson Hat Hay Hobday Hovgaard Jenny Lind Keith King William Little Camping Matty Melbourne Minto Montreal Prince of Wales Royal Geographical Society Stefansson Sutton Tasmania Tennent Victoria

Islands of Bathurst Inlet	Algak Barry Chapman Ekalulia Fishers Galena Iglorua Kanuyak Lewes Marcet North Quadyuk Patsy Klengenberg Quadyuk Rideout Shoe Stockport Triple Walrus Wignick

Islands of Coronation Gulf	Aiyohok Akvitlak Anchor Bate Berens Black Berry Blaze Breakwater Cheere Cockburn Couper Deadman Doak Duke of York Edinburgh Entry Haodlon Hatoayok Hepburn Hokagon Home Jameson Kabviukvik Kigirktaryuk Kingak Lawford Leo Mangak Miles Nanortut Nanukton Nauyan Nichols Onitkok Outcast Outpost Piercey Porden Richardson Sesqui Seven Mile Sir Graham Moore Sisters Takhoalok Wilmot

Islands of the Gulf of Boothia	Astronomical Society Copeland Harrison Hecla and Fury Helen Lady Parry Martin Pouncet Susanna Wales

See also Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Islands of the Kivalliq Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region

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